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   Full·ness

   /ˈfo͝olnəs/

   

   noun

   • 1. the state of being filled to capacity: "scores of cans in different states of fullness"
   • ▪ the state of having eaten enough or more than enough and feeling full: "the feeling of fullness you acquire from eating brown rice"
   • ▪ the state of being complete or whole: "the honesty and fullness of the information they provide" Similar completenesscomprehensivenessthoroughnessexhaustivenessall-inclusivenessextensivenesslengthdepthOpposite incompleteness
   • ▪ (in or alluding to biblical use) all that is contained in the world: "God's green earth in all its fullness is for the people"
   • 2. (of a person's body or part of it) the state of being filled out so as to produce a rounded shape: "the childish fullness of his cheeks" Similar roundednessroundnessplumpnessbuxomnessshapelinessamplenesscurvaceousnessvoluptuousnesswomanlinessinformal:bustinesschestinesscurvinessOpposite thinness
   • ▪ (of a garment or the hair) the condition of having been cut or designed to give a full shape: "hair was cut with a high crown and fullness"
   • ▪ richness or intensity of flavor, sound, or color: "the coffee is of a luxurious fullness" Similar resonancerichnessdepthvibrancyfruitinessclarityintensityloudnessstrengthOpposite weaknessthinness

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